Artist: Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804).
Engraver: Jean-Baptiste Racine (c. 1750 - c. 1810).
Title: View of the lower part or first floor of a country house discovered near Pompeii.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Vue de la Partie infériure ou du Rez de Chausée d'une Maison de Campagne Découverte près de Pompeii. No. 78, A.P.D.R. Grave par Racine.
Dimensions: Sheet 7" x 9 1/4".
Edition: Voyage pittoresque de Naples et de Sicilie" by St. Non, 1781-1785.
Date: c. 1780.
Materials and Techniques: etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.